Bronze Sword Casting Weekend
Sat 02 May
|Ludham
The first swords in Europe were made of bronze. They are an iconic development in the human story as social pressure led to tension between groups and individuals. Swords were as much a tool of fighting as they were status symbols. Join James for a full weekend of sword casting and handle fitting.
Time & Location
02 May 2026, 10:00 – 03 May 2026, 16:00
Ludham, Ludham, Great Yarmouth NR29, UK
About
During the workshop, participants will cast a replica of a late Bronze Age Ewart Park sword. These were made and used from 1000 - 700 BC, and have been found across Britain and occasionally further afield. With many different types of late Bronze Age sword in circulation at this time, the Ewart Park is very much a ‘British’ style.
Workshop students will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt bronze. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica bronze age sword to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the sword.
On day two, participants will finish wooden handle plates (or scales) and rivet them to the bronze blade before fitting the pommel.
The workshop also includes a…
Tickets
Sword Casting Weekend Ticket
Two day sword casting and hafting with Dr James Dilley in Norfolk.
£350.00
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